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Avissinias Square Market
Photograph by Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
A shopper finds a sparkling treasure at the Sunday antiques market in Avissinias Square.
Dining at Sidewalk Tables
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Cobblestones, ironwork, and old plaster facades lend an air of antiquity to a roadside café.
Flea Market, Yousouroum
Photograph by JTB/DRR.net
Two gents chat outside an antique shop in Monastiraki.
Iraklidon Street Bar
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Streetside tables glow with soft light at dusk along Iraklidon Street.
Musicians in Central Market
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A clarinetist accompanied by accordions delights shoppers in Central Market with traditional Greek folk tunes.
Filopappou Hill's Café
Photograph by Maro Kouri/IML Image Group/DRR.Net
Continental breakfast at a café near Filopappou Hill. Smoking is still relatively common in Greece.
Abyssinia Square
Photograph by Maro Kouri/IML Image Group/DRR.net
The past comes alive in the assorted coffee cups, musical instruments, and old clocks for sale in the Monastiraki district.
Man at a Feast
Photograph by Maro Kouri/IML Image Group/DRR.net
Locals enjoy a feast of traditional food and wine during a summer festival on Parnitha Mountain outside of Athens.
Shopping at Monastiraki
Photograph by Maro Kouri/IML Image Group/DRR.Net
A shopper examines kompoloi, or worry beads, at the Sunday antiques market in Monastiraki.